Category Archives: Business News – ABC Audio
Fed leaves interest rates unchanged, delaying anticipated rate cuts
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Federal Reserve left rates unchanged on Wednesday, delaying highly anticipated rate cuts that the central bank expects to make sometime this yea...
Jan 31, 2024
Top CEOs opposed Trump's 2020 election lies. Now some are softening toward him
David Becker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- When then-President Donald Trump falsely declared victory days after Election Night in 2020, dozens of CEOs at the nation’s top companies assembled ...
Jan 30, 2024
With tax season underway, IRS warns of criminal scams
Hisham Ibrahim/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As the tax filing season began Monday, the IRS Criminal Investigation division urged taxpayers to protect themselves from scams. Some of those scams include qu...
Jan 30, 2024
Manhattan DA pushes Venmo, Zelle, Cash App to crack down on fraud
Karl Tapales/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is raising red flags on what he calls a growing problem linked to the rise of mobile payment services such as Venmo, Zell...
Jan 30, 2024
IRS launching new programs to make filing easier as 2024 tax season begins
courtneyk/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As the 2024 tax season kicked off across the nation Monday, the Internal Revenue Service is offering some new services it says will help make filing easier for taxp...
Jan 30, 2024
A potential Trump-Biden contest could hinge on the economy. Here's how their plans differ.
Anton Petrus/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Former president Donald Trump trounced his Republican opponents in the first two primary contests, setting the course for a potential general election rematch wi...
Jan 30, 2024
Electric vehicles are a 'huge manufacturing and jobs win' for America: Energy secretary
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm addresses Americans' concerns about owning an electric vehicle in an interview with ABC News' Morgan Korn. -- ABC News(NEW YORK) -- You've seen them on the roads, at...
Jan 29, 2024
What to know about Vermont's wealth tax
John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images(MONTPELIER, Vt.) -- In a yellow-walled conference room at the Vermont statehouse this week, one attendee ate ice cream and another bounced a toddler on her...
Jan 27, 2024
Car insurance rates have soared 36% since 2020. Here’s why.
Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As car prices have climbed in recent years, bright-colored signs at dealerships and boldface headlines have blared warnings to buyers. But less attention has...
Jan 26, 2024
Apple Vision Pro: Why does it cost $3,499 and will people pay it?
In this June 5, 2023, file photo, Apple CEO Tim Cook stands next to the new Apple Vision Pro headset, displayed during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in Cupertino, Calif. -- Justin Sullivan...
Jan 26, 2024
